Erin, your psycho running group should plan a run from Avalon to the north end and back on Catalina Island. THAT would be an epic trip! It's ~ 18 miles from Avalon to Two Harbors; ~11 miles to the end; then the 7 mile straight shot back to Two Harbors over the mountains and back the way you came to Avalon. ~54 miles all together. The nice thing is the potential bail point at Two Harbors.

Oooh, it's fun to suggest trips for other people!

Ekop, you should scuba from SoCal to New Guinea, and then solo Carstenz Pyramid. The nice thing is the potential to have a story on Shark Week.

Grate idea. I'll go next. Greg should paddle up the Amazon to the source and climb the Andes. Descending the other side to the Pacific.

Please stick to the format, ie: The nice thing is the potential (with advances in frostbite aftercare) to be the first four fingered editor of Accidents in South American Mountaineering. Which is more than enough fingers to type, albeit slowly.

But... finding snow in this Hemisphere that is within reasonable driving distance is running out...

What skis, may I ask?

this is true :P

dps nina 99... it would be better if I had actually tried them before deciding I want them :P (maybe I will be able to make a trip and be able to demo them next season). A friend has the wailer 99 and loves those... not sure why I just decided I want them so badly... I think I just like finding things to spend money on :P

you can never have too many pairs of skis............or climbing equipment or whatever.

but, i have told the husband that his collection of instrument wood is taking over our living space. no more wood!!

THIS!

after this weekend where the snow was at times good and at times slushy and blah I started thinking about skis and how I actually wouldn't mind having a couple pairs so I could pick ones for the conditions :P

I technically have 2 pairs now, but my first set are really too short. They were suuuper cheap and made for really easy learning, but now that I'm used to a more appropriate length, I feel like I should replace those with something longer.

Just packed up most of the books, save for 20+/- that went into the RV. the fly rod tube fits nicely under the slide-out sofa, and fly vest is hanging in the bathroom closet (finless brown trout?)

Sold two hand made single cherry beds and a canopy tent through Craigslist. Need to find someone to adopt my cat. Giving away cacti & succulents. Have to trim the extension mirrors to fit on the Tundra. My new rope is still in the bag, waiting to be unwound and coiled for use.

Max graduates in 10 days and still needs to find a job, lest he become a nomadic couch surfer (there is a proud tradition in this inherited from yours truly). <<<<is the period supposed to go inside the parenthesis or out here?

Editing is weak, but so is faulty autocorrect.

I've started packing up our house. Moving to a bigger place in june. I'd like to say I hope we won't move again for a long long time, but we keep talking various adventures so who knows

Just packed up most of the books, save for 20+/- that went into the RV. the fly rod tube fits nicely under the slide-out sofa, and fly vest is hanging in the bathroom closet (finless brown trout?)

Sold two hand made single cherry beds and a canopy tent through Craigslist. Need to find someone to adopt my cat. Giving away cacti & succulents. Have to trim the extension mirrors to fit on the Tundra. My new rope is still in the bag, waiting to be unwound and coiled for use.

Max graduates in 10 days and still needs to find a job, lest he become a nomadic couch surfer (there is a proud tradition in this inherited from yours truly). <<<<is the period supposed to go inside the parenthesis or out here?

Editing is weak, but so is faulty autocorrect.

wooo! you going to be able to provide TRs while on the road? where's the first stop or did I get GU'd already?

Erin, your psycho running group should plan a run from Avalon to the north end and back on Catalina Island. THAT would be an epic trip! It's ~ 18 miles from Avalon to Two Harbors; ~11 miles to the end; then the 7 mile straight shot back to Two Harbors over the mountains and back the way you came to Avalon. ~54 miles all together. The nice thing is the potential bail point at Two Harbors.

Oooh, it's fun to suggest trips for other people!

Ekop, you should scuba from SoCal to New Guinea, and then solo Carstenz Pyramid. The nice thing is the potential to have a story on Shark Week.

Grate idea. I'll go next. Greg should paddle up the Amazon to the source and climb the Andes. Descending the other side to the Pacific.

But... finding snow in this Hemisphere that is within reasonable driving distance is running out...

What skis, may I ask?

this is true :P

dps nina 99... it would be better if I had actually tried them before deciding I want them :P (maybe I will be able to make a trip and be able to demo them next season). A friend has the wailer 99 and loves those... not sure why I just decided I want them so badly... I think I just like finding things to spend money on :P

oh i have several co-workers that have that ski. they love them and ski them in all conditions. ooh, i would love a pair!!!

Headed down to Floripa on Sat with the Lady's father. We stopped at the church dedicated to Brasil's first saint. It's a nice looking church, to be honest.

We went to dinner that night at a great restaurant right on the water. It's a place we go to now every time we're there. The grilled fish is best we've found...anywhere...as in - ANYWHERE. So that was nice.

Then on Sunday the Lady and I took a boat ride on my therapist's boat. That was fun. A few pics:

In the fishermen's canal (many of these homes are worth over $1m, even though about half are owned by fishermen and have no access road.)

And here is the Lady headed out to the water on one of our days on the beach

No pics from the last day on my camera anyway, but it was an adventure. Some dude followed us around, but tried to stay hidden the whole time. He couldn't. it was obvious he was whacking off behind some rocks and was following us through a rocky section that splits two beautiful beaches.

But... finding snow in this Hemisphere that is within reasonable driving distance is running out...

What skis, may I ask?

this is true :P

dps nina 99... it would be better if I had actually tried them before deciding I want them :P (maybe I will be able to make a trip and be able to demo them next season). A friend has the wailer 99 and loves those... not sure why I just decided I want them so badly... I think I just like finding things to spend money on :P

oh i have several co-workers that have that ski. they love them and ski them in all conditions. ooh, i would love a pair!!!

I technically have 2 pairs now, but it already might be time to say goodbye to pair 1

my first pair (k2 gotbacks) are loads of fun, but they are pretty dang short. I got them dirt cheap and they made learning really easy, but now that I'm used to a longer ski I'd rather own a longer version or one of similar dimensions in a longer ski

I technically have 2 pairs now, but it already might be time to say goodbye to pair 1

my first pair (k2 gotbacks) are loads of fun, but they are pretty dang short. I got them dirt cheap and they made learning really easy, but now that I'm used to a longer ski I'd rather own a longer version or one of similar dimensions in a longer ski

I also have some BD syncras

the gotback are similar to the phat luv. super soft, but easy turning. great for a touring ski